Recording fare-box.



W. J. MAGKLE.

RECORDING FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 41111.29, 1908.

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RECORDING FARE BOX.

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W. J. MAGKLE.

RECORDING FARE BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 29, 1908.

1,004,447. Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

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ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. MACKLE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIG-NOR TO THE J. G. BRILL COMPANY,

OF BHILADELI HIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

RECORDING FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept; 26, 1911 Application filed August 29, 1908. Serial No. 450,809.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. MACKLE,

a citizen of the United States, residing in' St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain Improvements in Recording Fare-Boxes, of

. the invention may be used in collecting admissions at places of amusement.

Another object of the invention is to utili'ze the coins themselves as a means for actuating the registering mechanism.

These objects I attain in the following manner, panymg drawings, in wh1ch:

Figure 1, is a face view illustrating my improved fare register; the casing being shown in section; Fig. 2, is a rear view, also showsectional view on the line ,6-6, Fig. 2; Fig.

7 is a detached perspective view illustrating one of the notches in the carrier ;'Figs. 8 and 9, are detached perspective views of the notched'bars; and Fig. 10 is a detail view showing the lever for actuating the bars.

A is the fare recording device, which is an independent structure mounted within the casing Mof any form desired. This fare recording device has side members A, and an inclined chute structure B extending from one side member. to the other and in. this member B is a chute b communicating at one end with a chute or channel I) in an extension B. This extension projects through the casing M and is in such a position that a passenger can place his farein the shape of v in the carrier E, I provide check bars F, F

a coin in the chute b. a

A is a vertically arranged plate extending from one side'member to the other and in this plate are verticalgrooves d, d, (P,

according to the number-of different coins reference being had to the accomused. In the present instance the device is adapted to receive 25. pieces, 10. pieces and 5. pieces. 1 v

Dis a slot for the 10. pieces; D is the slot for the 5. pieces and D is the slot for the 25. pieces. communicate with the channel I) at the upper;- end of the device, there being an opening in the channel at each slot to allow the coins to drop into a hopper B which is mounted between the plate A and the chute structure B, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The slot for the smallest coin is near the chute b .so that the larger coins will pass over the opening while the smallest coin will pass through the opening into its hopperB; the second smallest coin will pass through the central opening and the largest coin will pass through the last opening.

A plate B is removably secured to the coin becoming clogged the plate can be removed. I form a boss on the plate opposite the openings 6 6 b, so as to give the coins suflicient room to pass into the opening. The hopper B is divided into a series of compartments, one for. each denomination of coin so that after the coins pass from the, slot 6 they are separated from the other coins and deposited in the receptacle at the bottom of the box.

E is a pivoted carrier mounted ona shaft E whichhas its bearings in the side mem-' bers A and extending through the casing 'M at one end of this shaft is a handle E by which it can be reciprocated. In the upper edge ofv the carrier E are three notches e, e, and e alining with the channels-D, D respectively and these notches are curved at each side to receive the coin as shown in Fig. 7. The coin after it is receivedis allowed to fall into one of the notches e,'e' 6 according to its denomination and when the carrier is moved back it actuates the registering device. In order to prevent any more than one coin entering the'notches e, a

adapted to undercut grooves in the plate A and these check bars are made as clearly shown infFig. 8'; the check bar F having grooves f adapted to aline with the channels D, D, D, and the bar F has grooves f adapted to aline with the channels D, D, ;D The bar F has a limited movement in Tone direction, while the bar F has a limited These slots D, D and D chute structure B so that in the event of any 7 to a bracket G secured to one. of the end frames A and one arm of this-lever is in line withthe bar F, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 10. This lever is actuated by an arm H mounted on the shaft E" so that when the arm is in position, as indicated in Fig. 3, the lever G is pushed in and 'the bar F is forced-into its furthest position, while the bar; F isretracted. While in this position v This register is the slots f in the bar F are opposite the channels D, D, D so that any coin dropped into the box will be held by. the bar F and the fare which is placed in thebox is not registered at once, but the movement of the handle IE will register a coin previously placed in the box.

When the arm H is moved away from .the lever G it releases the slide bars F, F, and the spring F -moves them into the opposite position. The slots f in the bar F aline with the grooves @D, D, D and the slots f in the bar F move out of line, thus the coin is allowed to pass through the slots f and rest upon the bar F until the arm II is brought back to its position, as shown in Fig. 3, moving-the lever G and actuating the bars F, F, so as tobring the slots in the bar F in alinement with the grooves D, D, D, and the slots in the bar F out of alinement. This allows the coin held by the bar F to drop into its notch in the carrier E and to be discharged on the next movement of the carrier, but in its movement to the discharge point, it actuates the register to indicate the amount of the coin deposited.

In order to move the register the proper amount for a particular coin I provide the following construction :I is a shaft situated back of the plate A and mounted in bearings in the side frames A and on this shaft are three ratchet wheels i, 71, 2' all of the same diameter in the present instance and on the end of the shaft is a gear wheel '6 which meshes with an intermediate 71 which in turn meshes with a second inter mediate i and this intermediate engages a pinion k in the shaft of the register K, which may be made in the ordinary form. attached to the plate A and there is a glazed opening 70 in'which the numbers are exposed and there is an opening in the casing M through which the numbers can be seen from the exterior of the box. 1 Mounted loosely on the shaft I are three pawl carriers J J, J each having a pawl j, j, 9' respectively engaging its particular ratchet ing against this piece,

move the pawl carrier J so that the pawl pieces,

the roll N is carried by wheel, a pawl being hung to one arm of each carrier. Each of the means for actuating the register are slightly difl'erentfrom the others.

As shown in Fig. 4, the carrier J has an arm to which is pivoted a link'n, and restarm is a set screw n. The arm carries a roller- N which is in the path of the coin passing through the slot D". This carrier J in the present instance has a third arm on which is an adjustable weight m. When the carrier E is moved back in. the direction of the arrow, Fig. 4, the coin in the notch of the carrier, which is the largest coin in the present instance, comes in contact with the roll N, pushing it back, and causing the pawl carrier to turn on the shaft I, the pawl passing freely over a number of ratchet teeth until the coin clears the roller N, when-it will be moved back to its normal position by the weight until it strikes a stop a extending from one side member A to the other. the register a certain numberof teeth, in the present instance to indicate that a 25. piece has been inserted in the fare box.

The pawl carrier J, as illustrated in Fig. 5, has a long link a and on a long arm of the carrier J is a set screw n adapted to regulate theposition of the arm N and on the end of this arm is a roller 'N in line with the notch c in the carrier. This roll is so positioned thatwhen the coin is dropped into this notch, in the present instance a 5. it strikes the roller N, which will will pass over a given number of teeth; the number being less than that for the 25. and the carrier will return by its As it moves back it turns own weight until it strikes the bar a, regis-- 1' tering a 5. piece The pawl carrier J Fig. 6, does not carry its roll directly, but the arm a hung from a carrier J 3 "pivoted to a stud J 4 attached to one of the side plates A. A nut n on a threaded stud carried by an arm 3' regulates the position of the arm n. The arm 9' is connected by a rod 7' to an arm on the pawl carrier J The coin, which is 2 10. piece in the present instance, as it passes the roll N as the carrier E is brought down, pushes back the roll and the arm J a and moves the pawl carrier J 2 the proper number of teeth and the pawl carrier is retracted in thepresent instance, not only by the weight of the parts, but by the spring p, which is attached to the stud J and rests against the arm J Additional studs or springs may be used on each one of these pawl carriers, if desired.

In order to vibrate the carrier E and pre- I vent the carrier E being retracted until it has discharged the coin it is carrying, I secure a ratchet disk P to one of the side frames A, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, and I mount a double pawl S on an extenin the position in which it is shifted. When the arm is raised to the position shown in sion h of the arm H ;'the pawl being pivoted at h to said extension and having two teeth.

5, 8, one engaging the teeth of the ratchet disk P, when in one position, and the other engaging the ratchet teeth when in the other position. rod q adapted to an opening in the end of the extension h, and on this rod is a spring g The pawl and rod are so arranged that the pivot s of the rod may be forced on either sideof the center, holding the pawl Fig. 3, the pawl S strikes the fixed stop t, forcing the tooth 8 into engagement with the ratchet teeth and disk P and withdrawing the tooth s, so that when the handle E is moved to carry a coin to the discharge point after it commences its movement, it.

cannot be retracted as the pawl tooth .9 will prevent it from moving backward so that it must move the entire distance until the pawl S strikes the lower" stop t, throwing the will bring the carrier in such positionthattooth S into engagement with the teeth of the disk P and throwing out the tooth s, then the carrier can be returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 4.

The operation of the fare register is as follows:' As above remarked, the device.

in the bar F onto the bar F. Then, as the' carrier is returnedythe arm H will again actuate the bars F, F through the medium of the lever G, moving the bar F so that its notch will aline with the channel in which the coin is, causing the coin to drop through the notch in the bar 'F into its notch in the carrier E. The coin willv remain in the notch of the carrier and as the carrier is moved it will strike the roller on-the pawl carrier opposite the'no'tch and will actuate the register to indicate the amount of the coin. The movement of thecarrier must continue until the bar S is shifted andthis the coin will fall out of the carrier by gravity into any suitable receptacle. Upon the return of the carrier to its normal position the parts will be set to receive another coin.

I claim 1. The combination in a fare register of a frame having a series of vertical grooves therein, differing in width to accommodate Pivoted to the pawl S at s is acating with the c tended so as to receive a fare, a pivoted coins of different dimensions, an inclined channel extending from and communicating with the-several grooves, so that a coin passing down said channel will enter its proper groove, a pivoted carrier mounted under, the frame and having a series of notches in line with the grooves, means for turning the carrier so that a coin passing from one of the grooves into a notch will be discharged, and registerin mechanism having operating means exten ing into the path of the coin as it is carried from the groove.

2. The combination in a frame, of a series of vertical notches differing in width to accommodate coins of different dimensions, an inclined channel communicating with the several vertical rooves, a chute communifiannel, said chute being excarrier mounted under the frame and having a series of notches alining with the grooves, said notches also differing in width so as to accommodate coins of different dimensions, and a register actuated by the car- A rier.- Y

3. The combination in a fare register, of

.a frame having a series of vertical grooves differing in width to accommodate coins of any dimensions, a structure having an inclined channel therein, said channel communicating with the several vertical grooves,

a hopper at one end of the structure communicating with the channel, a pivotedcarrier mounted under the frame and having a series of notchesof different widths alining with the grooves in the frame, a shaft, pawl and ratchetmechanism preventing the return of the carrier unless moved to its fullextent, means for shifting the ratchet at each end of .the movement of the carrier, and a registering device actuated by the coin mounted in the carrier. 1

4. Thecombination in a fare register, of a frame having a series of vertical grooves for the reception of coins of difierent dimensions, a channel communicating with the said grooves, a hopper into which the coin is placed, a detaining bar extending across-the grdoves, a carrier for receiving the coin, and means for-turning the carrier, said retaining bar being actuated on the turning of the carrier.

5. The combination in a fare register, of a frame having a vertical groove therein, two notched bars extending across the groove, a

carrier for receiving a coin from the groove,

means for actuating the bars so-that one bar will allow the coin to pass while the other bar will hold it.

6. The combination in a cash re ister having a series of'vertical rooves or the reception of coins, an inc ined channel connected with the several grooves, a hopper connected 'to the channel, a pivoted carrier arranged to receive the coins from the groove, twonotched bars, one mounted above the other, means for actuating the barsin unison so as to allow the coins to pass one bar and to be held'by the other on its way from the channel to the carrier,

7. The combination in a fare register, of a'frame having a vertical slot therein, a channel communicating with the slot, two bars extending across the slot, a lever connected to the two bars, a spring acting to retain thev bars in a normal position, a carrier, an arm-connected to the carrier acting upon the bars so that one bar will move in one direction while the other bar is moved in the opposite direction, so that one bar will release theecoin while the other will retain it.

8. The combination in a fare register, of a frame having a series of vertical groovestherein of different Widths to accommodate coins of different denominations, a channel communicating with the several grooves, a carrier notched to receive the coins from the several grooves, two notched bars extending across the entire series of grooves, one being inclined in respect to the other, so that the space bet-ween the bars will accommodate coins of different dimensions.

9. The combination in a fare register, of a frame, a series of vertical grooves therein of different widths, a channel communicating with the grooves, a pivoted carrier having notches alining with the grooves, two bars extending acrossthe frame notched to allow for the passage of the coins, a lever connected to both bars, a spring acting to retain the bars in a normal position, a lever at one end of the frame arranged to press against one bar, an arm acting in unison with the carrier and adapted to act upon the lever to shift the bars to allow a coin inone of the grooves to pass into position.

10. The combination of a frame: having a series of vertical grooves therein difiering in width, a channel communicating with the several grooves, a pivoted notched carrier, the notches being directly under the several grooves in the frame and being of a width to receive coins of different sizes,.a registering device, a shaft. geared to the registering device, a series of ratchet wheels on the shaft, a series of pawl carriers opposite each notch in the carrier, a pawl mounted on each pawl carrier engaging the ratchet wheel so that a coin dropping in the notch in the carrier-will actuate one of the pawl carriers, which in turn will actuate the registering mechanism.

11. The combination in a register of a carrier having a notch to receive a coin, a shaft, a register geared to the shaft, a ratchet wheel on the shaft, a pawl carrier adapted to swing on the shaft, a pawl on the carrier engaging the ratchet wheel, an arm on the carrier, a roller carried by the arm, said carrier being in line with. the notch in the coin carrier, with a set screw for adjusting the arm carrying the roller.

- 12. The combination in a fare register of -a frame having a series of grooves therein for the passage of the coin, a pivoted carrier having notches arranged opposite the grooves and adapted to receive a coin, a shaft, a register geared to the shaft, a series of mechanisms carried by the shaft and having actuating arms, said arms being differently arranged in respect to the notches in the carrier, so that when the arms are en'- gaged by the coin mounted in the carrier the shaft will be moved a greater or less distance as it is actuated by the coin.

' '13. The combination in a fare register, of

a frame having a series of grooves therein for the coin, a coin carrier notched to receive. the coin from the grooves, a shaft on which the coin carrier is mounted, an arm on the shaft, a fixed toothed wheel or segment, an armon the shaft, a double toothed pawl, a pin adapted to the pawl and a spring for retaining the pawl in the position to which it is adjusted, the pivot of the pawl being on one side or the other of the center, two

fixed stops to limit the movement of the arm so as to shift the pawl to throw one or the other of the teeth into engagement with the teeth of the fixed segment.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM J. MAOKLE.

Witnesses HUBERT E. LAwLEss, EUGENE W. NORD. 

